Adjustable shirt-sleeve.



WITNESSES P. THORMAN. ADJUSTABLE SHIRT SLEEVE APPLICATION FILED JAN. 21. 1915.

Patented Mar. 7, 1916.

2 SHEETSSHEET I.

INVENTOR Philip Thorma BY A TTORNE Y8 UNTTED STATES PATENT QFFTSCE;

PHILIP THORMAN, NEW YORK, N. Y.

ADJUSTABLE SHIRT-SLEEVE.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, PHILIP THORMAN, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of New York, borough of the Bronx,

in the county of the Bronx and State of New a sleeve whereby the ends can be elastically connected for the purpose of enabling the length of the sleeve to be adjusted, the cuff to be turned up so that the outside of the cuff will not become soiled, and whereby the sleeve can be adjusted to half lengthlike the sleeve of an ordinary sport shirt.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a fastening device of novel form for elastically connecting the ends of the cufl together when the usual cuff-button is detached, whereby the adjustments above referred to are obtained, the fastening, device consisting of a button on one end of the cuff and an elastic loop on the other end, and the button and loop being so arranged that they are invisible when the cufi is worn in the usual way with a cuff-button or links connecting the ends of the cuff, and the elastic loop is of such length that the cuffbutton will pass through the loop and thereby assist in keeping it concealed between the buttoned ends of the cuff.

With such objects in View, and others which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention comprising various novel features of construction and arrangement of parts which will be set forth with particularity in the following description and claims appended hereto.

In the accompanying drawings, which illustrate one embodiment of the invention, and wherein similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a shirt having the elastic cuff buttoning means applied thereto, one of the sleeves of the shirt being open to illustrate the improvement; Fig. 2 is an enlarged sectional View, showing the cuff-button in the usual manner and Specification of Letters Patent.

the elastic buttoning means not in use; Fig. 3 is an enlarged sectional view on the line 3-3, Flg. 4; Fig. 4: 1s a perspective View showing the elastic buttoning means in use .but it is to be understood that it can be applied to other kinds of shirts, shirt waists, or to other kinds of garments wherein adj ustment of the sleeve is sometimes desirable.

Referring to the drawing, the sleeves 1 of the shirt are provided with cuffs 2 of the soft turned-back type, although the cuff may be made according to other styles. The folds 3 and 4 of the cuff are provided with the usual buttonholes 5 so as to receive a cufibutton 6, whereby the ends of the cuff are fastened together. The. elastic buttoning means, which is adapted to be used to button the ends of the cuff together when the usual cuff buttons are not employed, as when the 'shirt sleeve is to be adjusted to different positions, comprises a headed button 7 sewed to the inner surface of the cuff at one end and an elastic loop 8 which is sewed to the inner surface of the other end of the cuff. This loop'is formed by a double piece of elastic which has its ends 9 inserted in the end seam 10 of the cuff, and the loop is bent backwardly and secured by stitching 11 so as to lie more nearly parallel with the inner surface of the cufl. The loop is long enough to register with the cufl-button openings 5, and ordinarily the shank or link of the cuffbutton passes through this loop, whereby the latter is kept between the buttoned ends of the cuff, when a cuff-button is used, as shown in Fig. 2. From this figure and from Fig. 1 it will be noted that the button 7 is also concealed from view when the cuffs are buttoned in the usual manner.

If it is desired to turn back the cuffs so as to prevent soiling of the outer surface thereof or to free the wrist, the cuff-buttons 6 are unbottoned from one end of each cuff and the loop 8 is engaged with the button 7, and when so adjusted the cuff can be turned back, as shown in Fig. 4.- VVhen it Patented Mar. '7, 1916. Application filed January 21, 1915. Serial No. 3,578.

is desired to adjust the sleeve to simulate a half length sleeve like the sleeve of a sporting shirt used by golfers, players and the like, it is merelynecess'ary to unbotton the cuff-buttons and connect the elastic loops with the associated buttons and then pull the sleeve outwardly so that the cuff will be disposed around the upper arm, as shown'in Fig. 6. position the elastic loops will be under tension, whereby the cuffs will remain in the position shown and the lower portion of the sleeve will form into a foldwhich lies within the upper half of the sleeve, as shown in Fig. 6. The elastic will allow'tlie biceps to 7 enlarge in the'niotion of the arms without interference, yet there will be suflicientten- $1011 to maintain thecuff in engagement with the arm so that the downward slipping of the cuff is prevented without the necessity of using extra holding means. The elastic bui'toningmeans although permanently attached to'the cuff do not'interfere'with the laundering of the shirt, and as this-means is concealed when not i'n' use it does not device shown is' merely illustrative and that such changes may be made'when desired as are within the scope of the appended claims. Having thus described my invention, I

tennis vide'dwith 'buttonholes, a button fastened to the inner surface of the cuff near one end When in 1 this 3 loop.

claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

1. A garment sleeve having a cuff prothereof and the adjacent buttonhole, a looped elastic having its ends inserted in the other end of the cuff and the elastic being'turned back and sewed to the inner surface of the cuff with the major portion of the loop freeys'ai-d' loop lyingnormally in register with the adjacentbuttonhole of the cuff, whereby a'cuif button in passingthroughthe b'utt'onholes passes through-the 2. A garment sleeve having a cuff provided with buttonholes, a headed button permanently fastened tothe inner surface of the cufr at a point between the buttonhole at one end and the'end edge, an elastic loopfastened to the other end of" the cuff and disposed at the innerfacethereof, said loopbein'gfastened to the cuff at a'p'oint between the "end edgeand adj acent bu ttonhole and having its open'or'loop portion disposed in alinement with the adjacent buttonhole, whereby a' cuff button passing thrOughthe 'buttonholesof the cuff passes through the loop, the loopibeing adapted to enga-gethesaid headed button when the cuff button is 'unbuttoned from one of the buttoir holes to-permit'the' sleeve cuff to be adjusted to any position "of the arm.

In testimony w'liereof 'l have signed-my name to this specification in" the presence of two subscribing witnesses:

PHILIP THonMANQ WVitn'esses: 1 WILLIAM H. 'SIMQN,

GoLDm "SINGER:

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